Officials with Omaha Public Power District say they expect a full restoration by the end of Thursday -- days after a storm pushed through the Omaha metro.

"Outage numbers are fluctuating as repairs are being made this morning," a release said.

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As of 8:30 a.m., OPPD reported having 637 customers without power, stemming from 257 separate storm-related issues. As of 5:10 p.m., however, the number of customers without power had fallen to 71.

"We expect the number to fluctuate slightly throughout the day as repairs are made and as unrelated, more typical electric issues arise," a release said.

OPPD have line crews, wire down crews and troubleshooters all working Thursday to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible. A priority for early in the day will be to fix broken poles, so this can be accomplished during the daylight hours.

"We still anticipate full restoration by the end of the day. A few of the more challenging repairs will stretch into the late evening hours; however, most storm-impacted customers should have power sooner rather than later," a release said.